Re: Janie's Story from Janie

August 13, 2010

> > I am a 56-year-old

housewife who was diagnosed with MS in January > 1985, at the age of 39. My

symptoms varied and fluctuated over the > years but included hand tremors,

balancing problems, trouble > walking, legs felt very heavy, knees buckling,

frequent falling, leg > muscle spasms, loss of appetite, recurring nausea,

severe > constipation, incontinence--both bladder and bowel, chronic bladder >

and kidney infections, chronic fatigue, pain in hands, stinging and >

burning/electric shock sensation in my feet and legs, severe > depression, mood

swings, temporary partial paralysis in legs, short > term memory loss, loss of

concentration, confusion, slurred speech, > difficulty in making even simple

decisions. > > My treatments included countless prescription medications, IV >

steroids (methylprednisolone), chemotherapy (cytoxan), a daily > preventative

dose of antibiotics for the urinary tract infections, > and anti-nausea

medication to enable me to eat something because I > could not take my other

medications on an empty stomach. For over 9 > years I followed medical doctors'

advice and only continued to get > worse. My neuro had told me that the chemo

would make my > exacerbations less severe and fewer and farther between. It took

me > a few years to realize that this was not the case. > > We had seen the 60

Minutes report about the dangers of mercury > poisoning from mercury Amalgam

(silver) dental fillings that aired > in December 1990 and the possibility of a

link between mercury > poisoning and chronic degenerative diseases. We started

checking > into that possibility and bought a copy of the book " It's All In >

Your Head " by Dr. Hal Huggins. It sounded pretty far-fetched to us > and pretty

unbelievable. So we asked my neurologist and dentist > about it. They both

laughed and told us that it was a scam and said > there was nothing to it. Both

of them said that amalgam removal > would be a waste of time and money. We asked

my neurologist if > nutrition would help. He said " It probably wouldn't help,

but it > wouldn't hurt. So try it if you want to. " We continued listening to >

the doctors for four more years. Then finally my neurologist told me > he had

done all he could do for me and for me to go home, rest and > if I got worse,

call him. We were not satisfied with that > suggestion! Duncan felt there must

be SOMETHING we could do. He > began countless hours of research on the Internet

checking into > alternative medicine. > > In April 1994 I went to a

chiropractor/nutritionist who started me > on juicing fresh organic fruits and

vegetables and taking herbal > colon cleansers. My nausea cleared up and my

appetite began to > improve in less than a week. I no longer needed my daily

anti-nausea > medication. My constipation of six years was gone in less than two

> weeks. My then-current neurologist had been telling me " Constipation > is just

part of MS. Learn to live with it and take a laxative of > your choice. " Well, I

learned I didn't have to live with it. When my > appetite came back, my strength

soon began to improve. > > When we asked my nutritionist about amalgams, he

immediately said > that it would be necessary to get them out in order to

totally > detoxify my body. This was further reinforced by an organization >

named DAMS (Defense Against Mercury Syndromes). They published a > book Defense

Against Mystery Syndromes with many first-hand personal > stories about

different degenerative diseases that were cured or > greatly improved by removal

of dental mercury amalgam fillings. > > We searched the web and found an

incredible amount of information on > amalgams. Since I had 15 fillings, we

decided to have them replaced. > We weren't sure amalgam removal would work, but

I was desperate and > felt I had to give it a try. I knew that if I didn't try

it, it > surely would not work. I had my Amalgams replaced with non-toxic >

composites in November 1994. > > At first I was disappointed and depressed

because there was no > immediate change, except for the fact that I was able to

gradually > taper off taking all of my prescription medications in December >

1994. I did not notice any bad effects from doing so. Prior to this > I had

tried to cut down on my medications, but was unable to. > > As recommended by

Dr. Huggins, after amalgam removal I began EDTA IV > chelation treatments to

remove the mercury poison that had > accumulated in my body over the years. He

had explained how mercury > vapor is released from the amalgams as you chew food

or gum and > drink hot beverages and that it accumulates in your cells, tissues

> and organs. Not feeling any different after five chelation > treatments, we

decided not to continue with them. We didn't realize > at that time just how

significant they could be. In the meantime I > kept on juicing and watching my

diet. > > The change was so slow and gradual that we didn't notice it was >

happening for a while. Then about 6 or 8 months after amalgam > removal we

started noticing subtle improvements. Looking back, we > realized that my knees

had quit buckling. I quit falling and was > soon able to walk some without

holding on to anything. Then we > noticed that the tremors, slurred speech had

gone, and short-term > memory loss was improving. Prior to amalgam removal I was

having > bladder infections almost continuously. I've had only one bladder >

infection in the past 8 years and I was able to cure it without > antibiotics.

My immune system was beginning to work again! I used > CranActin capsules made

from cranberry juice concentrate, which are > available at the health food

store, and I added lots of cranberries > in my juices. I have more energy and no

longer need to take daily > naps. When I realized what was happening, we both

got very excited > and happy. With the arrival of new hope for recovery, I lost

my > depression and started being happy and smiling again for the first > time

in years. > > In trying to get even better, I began the Gerson Therapy at home

in > February 1996. This is an intensive nutrition and detoxification >

treatment for cancer, heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, and other > chronic

degenerative diseases, including MS. It consists of flooding > your body with

pure nutrition and live enzymes (building blocks to > help the body assimilate

the nutrients). It recommends drinking up > to thirteen 8-oz glasses of fresh

organic vegetable and fruit juices > hourly each day, and eating organic fruits

and vegetables, and > detoxifying your body with daily coffee enemas to cleanse

the colon > of all the years of accumulated toxins. > > On this program, you eat

only fresh organic fruits and vegetables, > nothing from a can, box, or jar. You

eat nothing with preservatives, > sugar, salt, white flour, or anything that has

had insecticide on > it. One drinks only purified water - no chlorine or

fluoride is > allowed. No insecticides are to be used inside the house. When >

needed, use a fly swatter. As many toxins as possible are to be > eliminated,

including hair coloring, makeup, hair spray and perfume. > The human body has

the ability to heal itself if it is detoxified > and fed the right nutrients

(live enzymes) for fuel. It's a shame > that what we were taught as kids to be

" good nutrition " really > isn't. Also, you should not cook in Teflon-coated or

aluminum > cookware. Aluminum is to be strictly avoided, including alum, baking

> powder and deodorants made with aluminum. > > Nine months after being on the

Gerson Therapy, I began taking more > chelation treatments again until I had a

total of 26. Since amalgam > removal, chelation and change in diet, ALL my

symptoms are either > GONE or IMPROVED! I continue to improve. In the summer of

1997 I > even got my driver's license after not driving for 9 years. I still >

have problems. My stinging and burning/electric shock sensation in > my feet and

legs, although more tolerable now, is still with me. > However, it doesn't " put

me under " like it used to. I still ride my > electric scooter around the house,

but less than half as much now as > I did eight years ago. I can walk farther

from my scooter now, but > the more I walk the more my legs hurt. The pain is my

worst problem > now, although it is nothing like it used to be. At its worst now

it > is far better than it used to be at its best! > > Four years before we were

ready to listen, a friend of ours had > tried to tell us about the dangers of

amalgams. It took me that much > longer of going downhill and getting worse

before Duncan and I gave > up on the medical profession and began listening to

our friend. He > had been through amalgam removal, chelation and the Gerson

Therapy > himself and had cured his Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. > > For the past 8

years since trying alternative healing methods I have > continued to get better:

including shopping for groceries on my own > for almost 5 years now; once again

balancing the checkbook, which I > had to give up for a while due to my

cognitive problems; doing light > house cleaning; not only being able to type

with all ten fingers > again, but regaining my 80+ wpm speed. > > I am so glad

we finally decided to stop listening to my neurologist. > I only wish we had

done this sooner. I truly believe I would not > have gotten as bad as I did and

would have recovered 100% by now. > > Last summer we learned from an email

friend about an excellent > book " Amalgam Illness, Diagnosis and Treatment by

Cutler. He > explains that EDTA IV chelation does not cross the blood

brain > barrier and DMSA and Alpha Lipoic Acid are needed to pull mercury > out

of the brain. So we are trying that now. I highly recommend that > you get this

book and read it for yourself. I'm not saying that > mercury causes MS, but it

definitely is an added load on an already > weakened immune system. > > We are

doing other things to get even more improvement: > > sleeping on a magnetic

sleep pad (see >

http://www.4optimallife.com/Magnetic-Sleep-Pads-For-Health.html) > > zapping

with the Zapper (see http://www.4optimallife.com/Zappers-For- >

Parasite-Elimination.htm) > > drinking LOTS of alkaline water (see >

http://www.4optimallife.com/Water-Ionizers-Alkalizers.html) > > using a

rebounder (mini-trampoline) (see >

http://www.4optimallife.com/Health-Benefits-of-Rebounding- > Exercise.htm and

http://www.healthbounce.com/). I don't jump, but I > do what they refer to as

the " health bounce " . This gets the > lymphatic system moving in order to release

toxins. I keep my feet > flat on the mat and just bounce about 20-40 bounces. I

only last > about 30 seconds each time. I know my lymph system needs for me to >

bounce longer, but I do what I can. Since we weren't sure I could do > it at all

Dunc bought an inexpensive one at first. My legs get very > tired and my pain

increases somewhat, but I DO IT!!!! I had done > water therapy for a couple of

years, which consisted mostly of > walking in a swimming pool at a Rehab Center.

I was not thrilled > about the chlorinated water, but I think it did me some

good. That's > the first exercise I had been able to do since 1984! > > We have

been using a shower filter for many years now. It removes > chlorine from the

water. > > I've taken several treatments on the PAP-IMI machine. It's an >

electrotherapeutic device (see http://www.papimi.com) that is > supposed to help

with pain management. I think it has helped some. > > I also had a phone

consultation and Emotional Freedom Technique > (EFT) with Kallie (see

http://www.4optimallife.com/Emotional- >

Freedom-Therapy-For-Phobias-Depression-Anxiety.htm . It surprised me > how much

this helped. I am continuing to experience relief even > using these techniques

on my own. > > We're doing all these things and a few other things. We are

getting > pretty aggressive at fighting MS. It must be working because I've >

been feeling good, especially the last month or so. I continue to be > able to

walk farther and farther! When we go out to eat, I usually > walk in provided

it's a small restaurant and not too far to walk. It > makes my legs hurt and it

makes me tired, but I DO IT! I can't say > specifically which of these things

have helped the most because I'm > trying so many different things at once. I

think all of them > together are doing some good. My pain has gotten less

intense; and > when it does get intense, it doesn't stay that way as long as it

> used to. Dunc mentioned the other day that he used to push me in the >

wheelchair and now he's pushing me OUT of the wheelchair! > > Heavy detox and

nutrition were the basis for my improvements. Any > one of these things that I

have done is good, but I believe it takes > a combination of a lot of things to

get the results that I have > gotten. I would not have been able to do it

without Duncan's help > and support. He has definitely been a godsend to me, and

I count him > at the top of my list of blessings! > > There are some people (my

previous neuro being one, whom by the way > I have not seen since May 1993!!!)

who say that I just had a > spontaneous remission, that nothing I've done has

made any > difference. You won't get me to believe that for a minute! There is >

nothing spontaneous about my improvements. It has been hard work, > but well

worth the time, effort and expense. Some people will say > that I have no

scientific evidence that any of this worked. I > personally don't need that. I'm

living proof that it works! Also > medical insurance does not cover any of these

alternatives. That's > ok. I'd rather have the improvements than the

reimbursements! > > Once I became convinced that my progress was greatly due to

amalgam > removal, I wanted Dunc to get his amalgams out. At first he didn't >

want to do that because it was so expensive and besides he " wasn't > sick " . As I

continue to improve, I finally convinced him to get his > out before his immune

system crashed like mine did. Once he did it, > his allergies and hay fever

cleared up. No one can say he had a > spontaneous remission! > > Please forgive

me for such a long post. There was a time when I > could not complete a sentence

without losing my train of thought. > Now, as you can see, you can't shut me up!

> > > Blessings and good health to you all, > > Janie McDowell, USA > > > > > >

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August 14, 2010

Hi Eleni,

I just read all these posts and was inspired myself. I am not sure where you

live, but I just found a great bio-dentist that follows the Hal Huggins

principle for amalgam removal - He is in Lexington, VA. His name is Dr. Devening

(http://www.downeydevening.com/) I have has MS for over 20 years myself and also

just found out I have Lyme disease. I am considering the amalgam removal

myself. He replaced one of my fillings an he was amazing in the care to protect

you - glasses, oxygen mask and ventilation in the room. I hope this helps.

Kim Krienitz

krienitz@...

>

> Hi Janie,

>

> Your story gives me hope. I am so happy for you to overcome the MS monster. I

was diagnosed w/ MS Dec 2008 but had symptoms a year before and didn't know what

was happening. My walking has been affected for the most part. I have a big limp

and use a cane when by myself.

> I took rebif 22 mg for the firts 1 1/2 months and something inside me was

telling me this isn't for you. I started praying and asking God to show me

" natural ways " . He has done so by seeing the movie the " Gerson Miracle " . I know

deep down I have to juice and remove the amalgams. UGH! I don't know of a

bio-dentist here but will start praying the Lord to show me one in the next

biggest town we live in. My husband is willing to help & support me in any way

possible. So I gues I'll be juicing for the most part and slowly take it step by

step after that.

> Thank you for your inspiring story.

> God Bless you to continue your recovery.

> ~Eleni

>

August 14, 2010

We " cured " or " recovered " my son from autism in this way. Note that the mercury

comes out really slowly so some patience is required.... DMSA and ALA together

is really the way to go. In the first 6 months we saw almost complete recovery.

Today, we still have issues with his hands and some hand-eye function but

otherwise completely nuerotypical. But we still have mercury.... it's coming.

He is also able to eat just about anything now.... BUT.... sometimes he gets

flares when he does that so be mindful. The auto-immune he has is still there,

lingering.... it's just sleeping... so chemical free is really necessary. At

15, he's pretty good at reading labels. For him, the wrong chemical can take

out his speech in 20 minutes! For those just beginning, I would really like to

recommend digestive enzymes. Houston Neutraceuticals puts out 'wonderful'

digestive enzymes that we used for every single meal and snack until we got

reasonable recovery. Carbs were a real issue for us so their carb enzyme for

those 'accidental' pizza nights when he was starchy carb free was a wonderful

gift. Their product " peptyzyde " is great for infractions with wheat and dairy.

None of us are perfect and sometimes you can get products that you're not

looking for in innocent ways. When your immune system is compromised, the

digestive system needs a little help and enzymes are wonderful for that.

Janice

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Subject: Re: Janie's Story from Janie